RE: [sc-dev] autoindent method in sctextview

["Barton Friedland" <bfriedla@xxxxxxxxx>]

ok, how would you feel about the addition of code where the matching brace
is highlighted (as it does in XCode) momentarily, so that the user gets some
visual feedback?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sc-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:sc-dev-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of James McCartney
> Sent: Saturday, December 25, 2004 11:55 AM
> To: SuperCollider developers list
> Subject: Re: [sc-dev] autoindent method in sctextview
> 
> 
> On Dec 25, 2004, at 9:42 AM, b a r t o n wrote:
> 
> > i was thinking of adding to that some functionality where, let's say,
> > the user types a left bracket and then return, the next line should
> > indent one more level. Then, typing a righ bracket would bring the
> > indent level up one.
> >
> 
> please don't. The auto indent currently works like all of the C editors
> I've used: THINK C, Metrowerks, Project Builder, Xcode. I am too used
> to the current method. The current method is dumb and I prefer dumb to
> something I have to out smart when I don't want to follow its rules.
> For example there is a tool called AutoPairs that automatically types
> the matching closing bracket for any bracket you type and puts the
> insertion pointer between them. I tried this but in the end found it
> very annoying because I didn't realize how often there are times when I
> only want to type the open bracket.
> 
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